To hate the groans and moans

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Dh is 45. I'm 37. Dh in the last 18 months is just endless noise. I'm lying in bed right now as he's just groaning to himself. Guttural groans. His sneezes are so loud they make my toddler cry or me jump out of my skin. After dinner he lies on the sofa and then sits up and let's out a series of burps, groans and clearing of his throat for what feels like a good minute or two. He eats so quickly he hiccups during the meal so loudly but keeps eating regardless

This is combined with him never leaving the house and talking to me about prices in Tesco and whether the tyres in the car are safe (he checks them before we drive anywhere), I feel like I'm living with an elderly man. Maybe that's rude about elderly men.

I think I have the ick. I mean the word ick gives me the ick.

I have asked him to stop burping at least and he said he'd stop in frotn of the kids but he hasn't. He said I'm uptight but the constant noises is really extreme. In writing this post he has grooooooannnned about 4 times.

(Yesterday evening he had some snot hanging from his nose and honestly I felt sick).

It really doesn't.

This is so funny! Have you seen actually his birth certificate? He sounds about 70!

Tbh op I have some sympathy. I’m mid forties. I don’t think I have the dangling snot, but I have noticed myself letting out the odd “ grandma groan” when bending to get things from low cupboards etc. You’re a bit younger but not so much younger that you can afford to be too hoity toity about the groans. I’d be inclined to be a little sympathetic as it may not be that many years before this could be you.

The snot thing and the burping I’m assuming you won’t succumb to however, and they are rather odd things to have lost all control of at his age. Are you sure he hasn’t got the ick too? I can only think that is a manifestation of not caring too much about your reaction… I do feel for you with that: snot and burps are foul.

Same!

What attracted you to him initially? I'm feeling queasy just hearing about it.

I'm going to go against the grain here a little and say are you 100% it's nothing health related. There's a lot of conditions that can create digestion issues for lots of burping (if he didn't do this before) and groaning could potentially link with this. I would probably approach it from a kindness perspective to suggest that maybe he needs to get checked out, it's not how he was previously etc.

If it turns out to be nothing, then yes, I wouldn't be impressed. But maybe check other things out first?

That’s what used to be called bad manners, and it wasn’t something to LOL at, it was thought to be disgusting. I do find it disgusting.

Does he behave like this in other people’s homes, at work, in restaurants, at work? I bet he doesn’t.

This behaviour is NOT a normal part of getting older ffs. I’m in my 60s and don’t make disgusting noises or sit there with snot dripping off my nose. There are people in their 70s and 80s who don’t make noises, burp and groan. He’s only 45! He’s quite simply degenerated into a revolting pig. The question is, are you going to put up with it? He’s got used to being a slob with no wish to be the tiniest bit pleasant in front of his wife, and he’ll get far worse as he gets older!

But not dog snot or burps.

This made me laugh out loud. Just the image of it 🤣🤣

This would drive me insane. Mimic him when he does it, maybe he'll see how annoying it is then.

Oh dear, I could have written this. Mine also leaves doors open so we can hear him peeing and I just can’t stand it. We like a coffee in the park but I’m thinking of slipping the coffee guy a bribe to say cappuccino is impossible because I cant be doing with the chocolate moustache. His bedtime is getting earlier by the day, looking hopefully at the clock anytime after 9. Strangely mine is getting later.
Although we went out for a Christmas meal last week, and the guy opposite ate with his hands, chomping and dripping and talking with his mouth full, made mine seem like Beau Brummell.

I’ve only just found this post op.

The leaning towards the floor to burp is not normal. Not even people nearing death from old age need to perform that sort of gas evacuation exercise.

There’s something wrong and he needs medical assistance.

Let us hear it

🤣 Imagine being a visitor with them both leaning off the sofa to belch!!

What are people’s thoughts on farts when rising from a sitting position? At what age do they begin to occur?

And we wonder why men refuse to admit to feeling poorly and seeing a doctor.

If they do admit feeling poorly they are called pathetic man children. If they don’t admit it but groan, hiccup, burp, need to lie down, are tired all the time and are in obvious physical discomfort then they are foul and disgusting pigs.

Really. The description is not of a man in good health at all.

It's gross. Tell him. Don't live like this.

This. I was actually laughing and thinking I should be sympathising not finding it hilarious. OP you are very funny.

Stooooooop!! 😂😂😂

Just looked this up because I used to have repeated sinus infections and that i felt bloated and belchy at the same time

GERD could be linked to excess mucus in the throat. GERD is a horrible condition to be dealing with and long term low level illness is exhausting

Please get him to make a doctor's appointment. There may be something gastric going on that's causing all this.

Yes I think that kind of leaning forward/ vomiting action for his burp release is suggestive of quite a significant health issue. That is not a well man.

Have you tried doing some mega rippers around him? Stink optional. It might get the point across. I'm actually feeling tension from reading your post & imagining it. As someone else said, he can be more mindful about his eating instead of wolfing it down.

He is utterly disgusting.

Do you really want to do this for the next thirty years?

He’s certainly no Mr Darcy.

I’m not sure this is fair. It sounds like hiatal hernia or something. I mean who has to get into position to belch?